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NORFOLK, Va. –
Jared Dupere hit a two-run home run with two outs and a full count in the top of the ninth to lead Northeastern (3-3) to a 6-5 win over Old Dominion (7-3) on Saturday at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. The Huskies used a three-run ninth inning to even the series.
Max Viera added his first career home run,
Scott Holzwasser had an RBI and scored a run,
JP Olson scored two runs, and
Sebastian Keane struck out a season-high eight in 5.0 innings pitched.
For Dupere, that's his second home run of the season and couldn't come at a better time with two outs in the top of the ninth and extended his on-base streak to 21 games. Holzwasser extended his on-base streak to 24 with a walk.
The Huskies would fall behind later thanks to an Andy Garriola grand slam. Robbie Petracci would make it back-to-back home runs and give the Monarchs a 5-2 lead. Viera would hit a solo shot in the fourth to make it 5-3 until the ninth inning.
Right-handed pitcher
Brian Rodriguez would pitch 2.0 innings and struck out three, while right-handed pitcher
Jake Gigliotti would also pitch 2.0 innings on the way to earning his first career win.
The series finale will be on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for noon. The game will be streamed on
C-USAtv.com.
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